The Annunciation
c. 1450/1470
Medium
woodcut, hand-colored in red lake, green, yellow, tan, olive, and pink
Dimensions
image: 27.1 x 19.3 cm (10 11/16 x 7 5/8 in.) sheet: 31.5 x 22.7 cm (12 3/8 x 8 15/16 in.) overall: 59.7 x 44.5 cm (23 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.452
About the Artist
German 15th Century
**German 15th Century** The designation "German 15th Century" encompasses a collective of anonymous artists active in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods in Germany, primarily known through their contributions to early printmaking and panel painting. These creators emerged during a transformative era when woodcuts and engravings began democratizing religious imagery, bridging the Goth...